The East African
Wednesday August 04 2021
South Sudan s First Vice President Riek Machar. A group of generals announced his ouster but Machar s allies dismissed the announcement. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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The generals who want Machar out had held a three-day meeting at Meganis at the border with Sudan and agreed for the dissolution of SPLM-IO Political Bureau and the National Liberation Council.
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Allies of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar have dismissed an announcement of his ouster as SPLM-IO leader.
A group of senior generals in the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – In Opposition (SPLM-IO) on Wednesday announced they had dismissed Dr Machar as commander of the group, accusing him of reneging on the movement’s vision.
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The East African
Monday December 21 2020
Igad has formally lifted travel sanctions imposed on South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar during the war. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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Regional bloc, teh Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad), has formally lifted travel sanctions imposed on South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar during the war.
The decision, which follows several verbal confirmations by Igad envoys, means that Dr Machar is free to travel to any of the members of the regional bloc and that his house arrest was no longer valid.
“[The Assembly Heads of State and Government] underscored that currently there are no travel restrictions of any kind imposed by Igad on the First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, Dr Riek Machar Teny,” Igad said after the 38